30th October

Today we had our first uninvited visitor to 59 Hunter St. Lester and I opened the door and heard sounds of frantic movement, which was slighlty alarming. Warily, we peeked over the bannister and spotted a pigeon which had found its way in, (probably through the mystery window) and had obviously spent the night trying to get out. With flapping arms and nose dives over mounds of scaffolding and paint tins - that's us, not the stupid bird-  we were able to capture the poor thing and liberate it.

This is our first room! It is the wall of the bathroom/ensuite. Not quite as large as we are used to, but then that's the whole idea.

Greg spent  much of yesterday preparing these vertical, structural metal beams to be trimmed to floor level. These steel frames are the old fashioned way of making sky scrapers but we are not that ambitious! It was noisy work and the tenant downstairs had the nerve to ring me up and tell me how noisy it was. So I told him...get back to work so we can pay the bloke who is making the noise. I hate to think of the noise the angle grinder will make as it trims these beams.

Bernie, this is for you. You were asking me to describe the detail of the beam and the joist. I hope this answers your query adequately.

Streets and Lanes? Hopscotch? Innovative floor design? No, just the battons in place for the floor boards to be laid.